Clothes-line support.



B. F. HIATT.

CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION 11,111; 11116.3, 1910.

Patented Mar. 14,1911. 1

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMINE FRANK HIATT, OF ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA.

CLOTHES-LINE SUPPORT.

Application filed August 3, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMINE FRANK HiA'rr, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Alameda, in the county of Alameda and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inClothes-Line Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to endless clothes lines and the principal objectof the same is to provide novel supporting means for the upper and lowerflights of the line so that said flights will be kept in relativelyspaced positions without interfering with the longitudinal movements ofthe line.

In carrying out the objects of the invention generally stated above itwill be understood, of course, that the essential features thereof arenecessarily susceptible of changes in details and structuralarrangements, one preferred. and practical embodiment of which is shownin the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view in elevation ofan endless clothes line equipped with the improved supports. Fig. 2 is aview in side elevation of one of the supports. Fig. 3 is a view in frontelevation thereof. Fig. 4; is a view similar to Fig. 3, but showing themembers of the support disconnected.

Referring to said accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 and 2 designatethe two posts which are provided with the pulleys 8 over which theendless line 4t travels.

The improved support whiclrforms the subject matter of this inventioncomprises the peripherally grooved pulley 5, which is provided with theintegral spindles G the ends 7 of which taper to a point. Said spindlesare equipped with bearing flanges '7.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 14, 1911.

Serial No. 575,239.

The pulley 5 engages the upper flight of the line 4:.

A hanger body 8, which is formed of a single length of resilient wire orrod material, is doubled to provide the parallel arms 9 the ends ofwhich are rolled to provide eyes 10 which engage the spindles (3 tosuspend the body 8 therefrom. The lower portion of body 8 is contractedto provide a notch 1]. for the reception. of the lower flight of theline l. and in which said flight is movable vertically andlongitudinally. As aforesaid, the body 8 is resilient, and theresiliency of the same causes the arms 9 to spring toward each other sothat when the pulley 5 is in the posit-ion shown in Fig. l, the armswill spring to engagement with the spindles 6 thereof.

It will be seen from the foregoing that this invention can beeconomically produced for the reasons that the pulley and spindles canbe readily cast and the body 8 can be formed from a single piece ofn'iaterial, such as ordinary telegraph wire.

lVhat I claim as my invention is A support for endless clothes linescomprising a pulley for engaging the upper flight of a line and providedwith spindles, and a body formed of a single length of re silientmaterial shaped to provide suspendiug arms provided with end eyes forengag ing said spindles and a lower contracted notch for the receptionof the lower flight of said line.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMINE FRANK HIAT' lVitnesses F. P. ScHnononn,

H. C. So'i-niononn;

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

